Growing acid loving plants on a neutral or alkaline soil
Neutral and alkaline soil with a soil pH of 6.5 and above in most cases is not the best soil for growing acid-loving plants such as azaleas and Rhododendrons.If you have garden soil with...
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How to care for lavender
Caring for Lavender in Your Garden Late August and early September offer the perfect opportunity to start pruning your lavender in preparation for the cooler months. Pruning is essential to keeping lavender healthy and...
Supporting your climbers and wall shrubs
After investing your time and money in establishing your climbing plants such as clematis armandii and wall shrubs including ceanothus it’s important to safeguard your plants by creating a sturdy framework that will support...
Creating a garden with GardenAdvice – Garden design
If you are planning a new garden or starting on renovating an existing garden we have several services which will help you team up with a Gardening expert from GardenAdvice to help you from...
How to create a wildlife friendly roof garden
Although it might not seem suitable at first glance producing a wildlife garden on a roof or terrace might not seem possible often it’s the perfect situation, especially in an inner city.Although a city...
How to deal with Fuchsia Gall Mites
Fuchsia gall mite was found in mainland Britain in 2007. It has become a frequent enquiry to the GardenAdvice Gardening Advice service, especially from southern England. It has also spread northwards and into Wales. The...
Autumn and winter pots and containers
Creating some autumn and winter pots for your garden is a create way to add some colour during the darker months of the year in your garden. A range of pots and containers grouped...
How do trees survive droughts
In the UK although not published most years we have a number of mini droughts defined as a period of out to 40 days without rain.Once a tree is established they have several ways...
Gardens developed with GardenAdvice
GardenAdvice and its expert gardeners help to develop all sorts and styles of garden depending on the requirements and wishes of our clients and members. This is a garden developed focusing foliage in a...
Wildflowers from seed using plugs
Unfortunately, when creating a wildflower meadow, it’s not as easy as just sprinkling the seeds onto some existing grass. It’s best to start the seeds in plug trays and then transplant them into the...
